Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-24

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t441 ne rainy 0ea80n y over u Is
Panama distriot. but it appears shzt The
canal b proeressing very eiowly. Tbs
Cubhxa ID In tie hands Of the sminsni
German contracsors. Msszrs- soadsrez-
ser 4 0ompsny. TosFs sre sb01f o.
000.O0o cnhie metres Of earth 90 Be ne
moved, bua oaiy an average ct barely
10000 eabie fset per day has besn
rsashsd yet. AT this rate Il would 70
quire twenty years 10 complsts the
canal.
Ths eoutrass for the building Of the
new United States light hoase steamer
ZizaniA, has been given 10 M&srs. Ram
sey & Co, Of Baltimore. She IL 10 be
used o. the Atlantic Coast.
TINE Rank SAILS AZ LAsr.
The Nicarxnguan bark Guillsrmo, Cap
tain Sandman, has sailed At last, and
Judging frou the counfenaace Of her
agent, it vas about time. This vessel
arrived in port on January 9Th, from
CArinto, Nicaragua. bound 10 Port
Blakely 10 losd lumber. After COM
pleting her cargo she was tOwed into
this port By the tug Mogul. where she
has remained since. The uHasrwFIteEs'
agent refused to grant her . certificate
20 sail until she vas examined By
board duly authorized. After several
examinations It was finally decided 10
pat donkey engine % board and fasten
10 10 the vessels pumps and than Sue
could proceed 20 her port Of destination
with safety. This reqaest vas con-
piled with and the certificate issued.
when . crew was shipped. vh0 after
wards repeuted and refused 10 20
abOard. The polioe we're called upon 10
render assistance. They soon con-
WINGED the boistero1s sailors that it
you'd be 10 their advantage 10 proceed
10 sea- As . slight memento to the
event. one Of our worthy officials will
have 70 nurse black eye. The vessel
finally sailed ON last Tuesday evening in
toy OF the tug MoRul. with a cargo Of
4O4. 900 feet Of lumber consigned 10
Oallao.
The German ship Salisbury. Captain
p. Reitzsnstein. 10l7 net tonnage,
arrived yesterday evening in TOW Of the
tag Tacoma, from Port Blakely. THIS
vessel arrived here on February 14th
fr0m Panama TO load lumber for Mel
bourne wharf, after q pleasant voyage of
81 days. She carries lumber to Aas
trAlia for IS shillines per thousand.
The Norwegian bark OphiF. Captain
Bamsonsen, 767 net tonnage, which
arrived in Mslbonrne December 3lst
from Frsarikstadt With general cargo
Of merchandise, has been chartered
from tue former port By her agents In
San Francisco to load Q return cargo Of
lumber from Puget Sound.
The ship Bonanza. Captain g. w.
Leach, from Port Gamble, lumber laden
to san Francisco, and the ship Tacoma,
Captain Sheldon, loaded With lumber
from Tacoma for San Francisco, were
towed out Of the harbor Tuesday even
leg by the steam tuR Tyee. When near
Port Angeles q strong southwest gale
sprang up, nscessitatinR the return Of
both vessels. The ships proceeded to
sea again yesterday.
The tug Mogul vas compelled to re-
turn With the bark Guillsr@o, Captain
Sandman, In tow, on aeeount OF the
weather in the Straits. This vessel
went TO sea again yesterday.
The bark Highland Light. Captain
Sawyer, is still in the hArboF waiting
for the tug Tacoma to tow her to ses.
She is bound fer San Francisco, lumber
laden from Tacoma.
The Norwegian bark Ephialtes, Capt.
Hunniksen, 66S tons register. nov at
Melbourne, was chartered In San Fran
cisco last Monday to load q return cargo
of lumber from Puget Sound.
The steamship San Pedrs passed up
the Sound yesterday at 8 q. m. bound
to Tacoma to load coal for San Fran
cisco.
The British iron bark Swansea Castle,
h75 tons register, now at Astoria, has
been chartered by agents in San Fran
cisco TO load lumber on Puget Sound.
Her destination is Valparaiso. and there
she will await orders. She takes ium
Der at ~ shiltinRs per thousand feet.
The bark Samoset, lumber laden from
Tacoma, arrived In San Pedro last
Thursday.
The British bark Kasoioski, Captain
Logan, which vas reported IN Tuesdays
PosT INrKI.LIoKNoER OF Cape Flattery
on sunday morning, arrived yesterday,
70 days from Melbourne, reporting an
excellent passage, with the exception Of
the third week out, when adverse winds
we're encountered. The Kasci0ski will
load q return cargo Of lumber at Port
The barkentine John worster sailed
last Thursday from San Pedro. to load
lumber on Paget Sound as q return
cargo.
The steamship City Of Topeka ar
rived yesterday morning from San Pc
iro and departed soon afterward for |
Tacoma, 30 load r8ilroad ties for the |
Atlantic q Pacific Railroad in Arizona. |
The bark d. O. Murray is still in the |
hArboE, having been Iibelled by the |
,rev. The owner, who has been ex |
De cted daily from San Francisco for the |
past ten days, has not arrived.
Telegraphic advices from San Fran |
,isco state that the Norwegian bark |
rhoFs has been chartered 20 load lum- |
Der on the Sound. Her destination IL |
unknown.
The ship Richard III, Captain No
Intyre, 955 net tonnage, sailed IN TOW OF |
The British tug Alexander from Depart |
are Bay on Monday night, loaded with |
1900 tons Of coal for San Francisco.
The Ship Prussia, Captain Reynolds, |
HIP tonnage, lumber laden from Port |
arrived on Tuesday in San
Francisco.
The ship Iroq1ois, Captain Otis, 2021
registered tonnage, sailed last Tuesday |
Tor Nanaimo TO load . return cargo Of
,oal.
The steamer Enterprise vent Up Sound |
yesterday With q scov IN tow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bach, Captain
smith. Mra. Madana, Mrs. II. HantinQ-
lon, and Mis- Sinclair. all Of Seattle,
passed over 10 Victoria on the NjFth
Pacific.
NJ. B. Sachs, Attorney at-Lav, went
~ the Soand yesteF Jay.
J. W. Powell came down from Taco
ma yesterday.
Dick Cnilcock, of Port Madison, il in
Town on business relating 10 stevedoF-
ing.
O. d. Hind, J. McCombs. ]. O. Nix
lon, Mrs. Laaghiin, DR.. and MFs- IL. W.
Jobnson came down from Seattle yes
leFday on the Anderson.
The University question is the absorb
ing topic. Hardly any dsuht exists bat
that the fall amount will be raised BY
toe 3lss Inst. when the Board Of Trade
meet 10 receive their final answer as 10
WHISTLER OF not the full amount has been
donated. Tue appropriation reaches
nearly &SS, Zoo at ths present time, VITA
some Of the lover counties 20 hear from.
Mr. O. T. Clapp, 9 premisent meFoh-
Ant 81 DunReness. 70 tn town for few
DAYS.
Mr.. aud Mrs. P. Doyle. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. welch. and Keats MontrOse, OF